Defenseman Jake Livanavage has been fantastic for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins this season and it continued on Sunday.

He got the primary assist on Rutger McGroarty's goal and now has two goals and eight points in nine games.

The Pittsburgh Penguins are not off to the best of starts this season, going 5-7-2 with a ton of inconsistency.

But things went pretty well last week in two wins against the Florida Panthers and the Nashville Predators, and coincidentally, the Penguins dressed both Avery Hayes and Rutger McGroarty in those games. Both players are already back in the AHL, and Pittsburgh has lost both games since. 

Sidney Crosby has been quiet for much of the season. 

But he was not quiet on Saturday against the Montreal Canadiens.

Tune in to the Friday edition of Locked On Penguins, where Hunter Hodies and Patrick Damp discuss the blown lead against the Utah Mammoth, give out their three shames of the game, and preview the Canadiens game on Saturday.

Pittsburgh Penguins prospect Pierce Mbuyi had another strong game on Wednesday. He scored two goals and now has 12 on the season.

Tune in to the Tuesday edition of Locked On Penguins where Hunter Hodies and Patrick Damp discuss Ben Kindel returning to practice, the hometown remix jersey leak, and reports about an internal budget for the Penguins.

Tune in to the Monday edition of Locked On Penguins, where Hunter Hodies and Patrick Damp discuss Saturday's win over Nashville, Ville Koivunen's great game, and discuss the week ahead!

On Sunday, the Pittsburgh Penguins held a split practice, and afterwards, they hosted their families for a locker room trick-or-treat and then a skate to follow. 

And, during head coach Dan Muse's media availability, there was a brand new reporter on the scene.

Pittsburgh Penguins prospect Carter Sanderson continues to torture the WHL.

He was a menace again on Sunday and scored the game-winner in overtime. He now has 15 goals to start the 2026-27 season. 

Already down, well, a lot of people, the Pittsburgh Penguins look like they'll be missing yet another forward for their Saturday home tilt against the Nashville Predators.

Forward Evgeni Malkin, who missed Friday's team practice, will not play Saturday due to illness. Forward Egor Chinakhov is also expected to miss his second consecutive game with an undisclosed injury, defenseman Sam Girard was placed on injured reserve, and forwards Ben Kindel, Bryan Rust, and Justin Brazeau - as well as defensemen Trevor van Riemsdyk and Ryan Graves - were already on IR.